Tim Pool’s News Site Plagiarized the Mainstream Media He Claims to Hate

Photo Illustration by Thomas Levinson/The Daily Beast/GettyTo hear pro-Trump YouTuber Tim Pool tell it, the media are mired in corruption and beset by a hive of villainy, with a few exceptions—himself, for one.Outright animosity toward the press has become an article of faith across the political right. But even within those circles, Pool stands out. The “reactionary social media performer,” who rakes in 50 to 60 million viewers per month and millions of dollars in annual revenue, devotes so much of his content to anti-media tirades it could be considered a mission statement.“If there is one through-line for all of the work that I do,” said Pool in an early June YouTube video, “it’s that I despise the media because they lie all the time.”Read more at The Daily Beast.Got a tip? Send it to The Daily Beast here